# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1169
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23362 "2015-07-31T20:13:49Z")
[Mike Huckabee won’t rule out using the FBI and federal forces to shut down abortion providers.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/mike-huckabee-as-president-i-wouldnt-rule-out-using-federal-troops-and-the-fbi-to-stop-abortions/) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23363 "2015-07-31T20:24:10Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > He’s a Republican now. Now? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23364 "2015-07-31T20:25:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Mike Huckabee won’t rule out using the FBI and federal forces to shut down abortion providers.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/mike-huckabee-as-president-i-wouldnt-rule-out-using-federal-troops-and-the-fbi-to-stop-abortions/) Isn’t that unconstitutional? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23365 "2015-07-31T20:35:22Z")
He claims that he would do it to protect “all Americans”, including the unborn. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23366 "2015-07-31T21:58:28Z")
So? Isn’t Roe v. Wade still the law of the land? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23367 "2015-07-31T22:03:33Z")
Explain that to him. While you’re at it, explain _Posse Comitatus_. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23368 "2015-07-31T22:16:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > He claims that he would do it to protect “all Americans”, including the unborn. Never mind that; did he say anything about [my right to marry Steve King’s lawnmower](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/rep-steve-king-thinks-people-will-now-marry-lawnmowers-since-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/)? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23369 "2015-07-31T22:51:55Z")
That report must have it wrong. It was **Stephen** King who wrote _[The Lawnmower Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man)_. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23370 "2015-08-01T00:09:32Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > Isn’t that unconstitutional? Doesn’t matter. Huckabee has repeatedly stated that he would ignore the Supreme Court and the Constitution in his pursuit of a Godly Amerika. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23371 "2015-08-01T01:28:07Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Doesn’t matter. Huckabee has repeatedly stated that he would ignore the Supreme Court and the Constitution in his pursuit of a Godly Amerika. I wonder if he’s even read the job description for the office he’s running for. I’m pretty sure there’s something about upholding the constitution. Lemme go check the job posting… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23372 "2015-08-01T01:45:27Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I wonder if he’s even read the job description for the office he’s running for. I’m pretty sure there’s something about upholding the constitution. Lemme go check the job posting… He’s upholding the Constitution as he would have written it. Obviously, it’s flawed. _rolleyes_ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23373 "2015-08-01T03:14:36Z")
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, says gays didn’t need a Supreme Court decision to get married : > [@](#): > > “People could get married before the Supreme Court ruling, two people could call themselves married” he explained, saying that same-sex couples could “go off at the beach and have flowers and play rock music” in a symbolic, but not legally recognized, ceremony. [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/jeff-sessions-gay-couples-could-just-call-themselves-married-don-t-need-legal-recognition](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/jeff-sessions-gay-couples-could-just-call-themselves-married-don-t-need-legal-recognition) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23374 "2015-08-01T03:48:40Z")
Yeah, talk to Shane Bitney Crone about how that worked out for him. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23375 "2015-08-01T03:49:58Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Sen. Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, says gays didn’t need a Supreme Court decision to get married :[Jeff Sessions: Gay Couples Could Just ‘Call Themselves Married,’ Don’t Need Legal Recognition | People For](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/jeff-sessions-gay-couples-could-just-call-themselves-married-don-t-need-legal-recognition) I really just can’t understand why right-wingers think we’d be satisfied with “symbolic” gestures that don’t really mean shit. Is it some kind of privilege thing, where they actually think that our best bet is to get on our knees and bow our heads to our “masters”? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23376 "2015-08-01T04:56:45Z")
They’re Republicans, so…yes, that is their deepest fantasy. Or they kneel to you, whatever. As long as somebody gets slapped, it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23377 "2015-08-01T05:50:08Z")
Ooh! Ooh! Can we exploit the latent sub tendencies in some way? Naaah… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23378 "2015-08-01T19:14:06Z")
Shrill troll, Ann Coulter, wants to be [Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary](http://www.mediaite.com/online/ann-coulter-wants-to-be-trumps-homeland-security-secretary/) and wants to return to the time when immigrants “proved their heartiness to get to here by vomiting all the way across the Atlantic Ocean." While complaining that we don’t teach immigrants about our language and culture, she showed off her education. > [@](#): > > We’re assimilating you, you’re here and you’re going to be an American. There will be no celebration of Cinco de Mayo, there will be no Ramadan, in fact there won’t even be a Feast of the Immaculate Conception –- we are an Anglo-Protestant country, and you will learn about the Battle of Valley Forge. Um, the Battle of what now? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23379 "2015-08-01T19:27:58Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Um, the Battle of what now? They, uh, battled cold and disease. Yeah, that’s the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23380 "2015-08-01T22:35:19Z")
[QUOTE=Ann Coulter] We’re assimilating you [/QUOTE] Always nice to hear from the Borg. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23381 "2015-08-01T23:17:36Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Always nice to hear from the Borg. I heard the Collective barfed her out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1170)